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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



timothy, the potash seems to have been of no benefit. The details 

 are given below, but in interpreting the results the nature of the 

 season must be kept in mind. 



Plot. 



Fertilizer. 



Yield of hay 

 per plot. 



lbs. 



Value at 

 $12 per ton. 



O 



N.... .. 



N-P 



P 



O and P 

 N and N-P 



None 



4.^ lbs. nitrate of soda 



4.') lbs. nitrate of soda . 



4.5 lbs. muriate of potasli 



45 lbs. muriate of potasli . 



Increase from use of 90 lbs. nitrate of soda 

 Cost of 98 lbs. nitrate of soda, applied. .. 



1825 

 2.310 



2175 



1880 



3705 



4485 



790 



SIO 05 

 13 86 



13 US 



11 28 

 22 23 

 26 91 

 4 68 

 2 40 



